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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

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Dr. Shanthi.E
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Dr. Shanthi.E

General & Family Physician

Exp 17 years

Dr. Saisudha Kotla
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

General & Family Physician

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Dr. Nagamani Ng
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Dr. Nagamani Ng

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi
MD
Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

General & Family Physician

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Dr.Raju
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Dr.Raju

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
MD
Dr. Vaishalee Punj

General & Family Physician

Exp 16 years

Diabetic Amputation Care Bedridden

Premium Questions

Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma MD

My father is 73 years old, diabetic for 30 years and had his bypass 13 years back. He has a diabetic foot that couldn't be cured and the plastic surgeon advises amputation below knee to avoid getting ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Niranjan G MD

Is surgery necessary for diabetic foot ulcers? how long it takes toheal the wound is it possible to heal the wound only by medicines whether the wound leads to amputation ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Niranjan G ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma MD

My mother-in-law, aged 65, has gone through a minor amputation of her toe for diabetic foot . doctor has prescribed her SN15 on SOS basis. Can she have 3 tablets a day? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Shehzad Topiwala MD

possible as well as 2) looking to understand the severaty of the current status and risk for amputation . If the risk of amputation is high I would like to understand better what the options are and weather ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shehzad Topiwala ( Endocrinologist)
Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra MD

diabetic. Very tired recently. Last labs (about a week ago) were normal. While in hospital pre- amputation ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gyanshankar Mishra ( Pulmonologist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Mayank Bhargava MD

Hello Doctor, My mom is having Diabetic foot wound on her right leg finger. she is 40 yrs old. The ... available(like injection) to cure the diabetic wound. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mayank Bhargava ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma MD

Yes, Im 63 years old and have been diabetic for 20 yrs. Been diagnosed with osteomyletis of the foot and receiving IV antibiotics now. One group of experts tell me that amputation of my big toe and 2 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Khairul Anwar Bin Ayob MD

my brother had a echo test 6 months ago and it was 40%, this morning he had the same test and it was between 15 and 20 %. he is to have his right foot removed tomorrow. He is diabetic and does have ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Khairul Anwar Bin Ayob ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Anselm Tintinu MD

My husband age 67, type 1 diabetic after leaving Navy 40 years ago. Amputated right leg below knee age 60. Peripheral circulation very poor, Diabetic rhetinopathy treated with laser, now amputated left ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Anselm Tintinu ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani MD

Hi im dibetic and have a left below knee amputation my right ankle needs fusing but thats how i lost my left ive blisters on my right ankle bone plus a hole like in my right shin that keeps weeping ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ramesh M.Vachharajani ( General & Family Physician)